You are cordially invited to attend the IIA Toronto Chapter’s Annual General Meeting and Annual Recognition Dinner where we will be celebrating another year of success.

Please join us in celebrating our many Volunteers, CIA, CCSA, CFSA and CGAP graduates, our Volunteer of the Year and more.

Our keynote speaker is Phil Tarling, our 2012-2013 Chairman of the Global Board of the Institute of Internal Auditors (IIA), whom oversees and leads all global strategic initiatives to advance The IIA and the internal audit profession’s value worldwide. Phil has more than 25 years of internal audit, financial, and budgetary experience in the commercial and public sectors, including two decades as a head of internal audit. He has traveled the world, providing consulting and training to IIA Institutes, governments, and an array of companies. Phil is Vice President of the Internal Audit Centre of Excellence for Huawei Technologies Ltd., a global telecommunications company based in China and the U.K., where he is responsible for building an enhanced capacity for global internal audit services.

Phil’s volunteer leadership service to The IIA began in 1992, encompassing 16 various board positions, most recently serving as Senior Vice Chairman of The IIA’s Global Board of Directors. He has been a member and served as Chairman of the Board for The IIA’s Internal Audit Academic Advancement Fund, and fulfilled the roles of Secretary, Vice Chairman Professional Services, and Vice Chairman Professional Practices for The IIA’s Global Executive Committee. He has also served as the President of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors in the U.K. and Ireland. Additionally, he has been a special advisor on international matters to the Board of the Chartered Institute of Internal Auditors in the U.K. and Ireland and President of the European Confederation of Institutes of Internal Auditors.

Phil has earned numerous professional designations and certifications including the Certified Internal Auditor (CIA), the Chartered Internal Auditor (CMIIA), and the Certification in Risk Management Assurance (CRMA). Phil holds a BSc in Economics from Nottingham Trent University, as well as an MSc in Internal Audit & Management from City University Business School in London.